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My family put a pool in our backyard when I was in the fourth grade. I was in it almost daily for the next few summers, swimming and hanging out with friends. All the kids in the neighborhood would come by and shoot water guns at each other, play Marco Polo, and dive. The sun…
The joy of playing in the All-Star Game: being recognized as one of the best among your peers, the opportunity to rub shoulders with the best in the game, introducing yourself to a national audience. Of course, that introduction also comes with a risk, as that audience, curious about this new star on the horizon,…
Deeply rooted in the American conscious is a belief in progress, that America exists to lead the way to a better, brighter future. This belief grew out of the possibilities embedded in the landscape of the country; there was enough land to exploit that each European settler could find prosperity for himself. The Industrial Revolution…